Whether HER2-positive non-breast cancers are candidates for treatment with Ado-trastuzumab emtansine?
Whether HER2-positive non-breast cancers are candidates for treatment with Ado-trastuzumab emtansine?

Azadeh Moghaddas; Ali Borhani

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 227-233

Abstract
  The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has recommended Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) as a preferred agent for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive ...  Read More
Evaluation of prescriptions of medicines not included in Iran medicine list: A cross-sectional study
Evaluation of prescriptions of medicines not included in Iran medicine list: A cross-sectional study

Marzieh Zargaran; Shekoufeh Nikfar; Abdol Majid Cheraghali

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 234-237

Abstract
   Iran Food and Drug Administration (IFDA) has the mission to regulate all aspects of pharmaceutical market including registration of the new medicines. Iran Drug Selection Committee ...  Read More
Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Gram-positive bacteria during three consecutive years at the nephrology ward of a tertiary referral hospital in Shiraz, Southwest Iran
Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Gram-positive bacteria during three consecutive years at the nephrology ward of a tertiary referral hospital in Shiraz, Southwest Iran

Iman Karimzadeh; Mona Mirzaee; Niloofar Sadeghimanesh; Mohammad Mahdi Sagheb

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 238-247

Abstract
  The aim of the present study was to determine the pattern of antimicrobial resistance of Gram-positive bacteria during three consecutive years at the nephrology ward of Namazi Hospital ...  Read More
Addition of cranberry to proton pump inhibitor-based triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication
Addition of cranberry to proton pump inhibitor-based triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication

Mohammadreza Seyyedmajidi; Anahita Ahmadi; Shahin Hajiebrahimi; Seyedali Seyedmajidi; Majid Rajabikashani; Mona Firoozabadi; Jamshid Vafaeimanesh

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 248-251

Abstract
  Proton pump inhibitor-based triple therapy with two antibiotics for Helicobacter pylori eradication is widely accepted, but this combination fails in a considerable number ...  Read More
Does Omega-3 supplementation decrease carotid intima-media thickening in hemodialysis patients?
Does Omega-3 supplementation decrease carotid intima-media thickening in hemodialysis patients?

Mohammad Hossein Kajbaf; Fariborz Khorvash; Mojgan Mortazavi; Shahrzad Shahidi; Firoozeh Moeinzadeh; Ziba Farajzadegan; Shahnaz Amani Tirani

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 252-256

Abstract
  A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed to assess the effect of omega-3 supplementation (3 g/day) on atherosclerosis progression by measuring carotid ...  Read More
A comparison of five common drug–drug interaction software programs regarding accuracy and comprehensiveness
A comparison of five common drug–drug interaction software programs regarding accuracy and comprehensiveness

Raziyeh Kheshti; Mohammadsadegh Aalipour; Soha Namazi

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 257-263

Abstract
   Drug–drug interactions (DDIs) can cause failure in treatment and adverse events. DDIs screening software is an important tool to aid clinicians in the detection and management ...  Read More
Comparative evaluation between two methods of induced hypotension with infusion of Remifentanil and Labetalol during sinus endoscopy
Comparative evaluation between two methods of induced hypotension with infusion of Remifentanil and Labetalol during sinus endoscopy

Parvin Sajedi; Ali Rahimian; Gholamreza Khalili

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 264-271

Abstract
   This study aimed to compare two methods of controlled hypotension using labetalol and remifentanil in terms of capability to create controlled hypotension and to investigate the ...  Read More
Exploring clinical pharmacists' perception of their impact on healthcare in Khartoum State, Sudan
Exploring clinical pharmacists' perception of their impact on healthcare in Khartoum State, Sudan

Anas Mustafa Ahmed Salim; Arwa Hassan Ahmed Elhada; Bashir Elgizoli

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 272-278

Abstract
  vThe principal aim of this study was to explore the self-perception of clinical pharmacists of their impact on healthcare in Khartoum State, Sudan, how they think doctors perceive their ...  Read More
A new approach to Vancomycin utilization evaluation: A cross-sectional study in intensive care unit
A new approach to Vancomycin utilization evaluation: A cross-sectional study in intensive care unit

Atefeh Mahmoodian; Saeed Abbasi; Shadi Farsaei

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 279-284

Abstract
  The risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is increasing in recent years with high rate of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, ...  Read More
Detecting and managing drug-related problems in the neurology ward of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Iran: A clinical pharmacist's intervention
Detecting and managing drug-related problems in the neurology ward of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Iran: A clinical pharmacist's intervention

Farzaneh Foroughinia; Seyyed Ramtin Tazarehie; Peyman Petramfar

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 285-289

Abstract
   Nowadays, the role of clinical pharmacists has become more prominent by more clinical pharmacists joining the health-care teams. This study was aimed to assess the role of a clinical ...  Read More
Prevalence of pulmonary edema among the deceased cases with acute Methadone poisoning: A report from Iran
Prevalence of pulmonary edema among the deceased cases with acute Methadone poisoning: A report from Iran

Nastaran Eizadi-Mood; Seyed Amir Hossein Madani Naeini; Mahrang Hedaiaty; Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee; Maryam Moudi

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 290-293

Abstract
   Methadone poisoning is common in our society, mainly in drug addicts. One of its lethal complications is pulmonary edema. Therefore, we evaluated the prevalence of pulmonary edema ...  Read More
Moxifloxacin-induced acute psychosis: A case report with literature review
Moxifloxacin-induced acute psychosis: A case report with literature review

Faizan Mazhar; Shahzad Akram; Nafis Haider

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 294-296

Abstract
  Third generation quinolones are extensively used to treat a variety of common bacterial infections. Due to their extensive use in clinical practice, an increase in neuropsychiatric ...  Read More
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report with review of literature
Gemcitabine and Cisplatin induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report with review of literature

Rohit Santosh Kabre; Krishna Marotirao Kamble

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, Pages 297-300

Abstract
  Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a recently described, scarcely documented clinical entity. PRES is caused by various factors, the most common being hypertension, ...  Read More